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rubyred21
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4k 9005a

hi feel very let down by sony when i hear that i have to buy a 4k media player for this tv when told by them this tv would be ok for any future 4k streaming

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Anonymous
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Hi there

 

I understand where your coming from.  However both Netflix and Amazon are using different video codecs (HEVC or H.265) in regards to streaming 4K content.  Unfortunately this codec was formally ratified after these first 4K TV sets were released, and the TVs hardware was unable to cope with the added processing load to decode these codecs.

 

Cheers

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rubyred21
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hi thanks for your post do you think i should buy the media player thanks

Anonymous
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Hi there

 

I cant advise you on what you 'should' do :grin:  I can only advise you to consider whether you think its necessary and worth it.  Meaning, for the cost of the FMP-X5 - would you get the use out of it, mainly in streaming Netflix 4K content or video files using the HEVC codec. 

 

Cheers

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rubyred21
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thanks very much i think i will give it a miss cheers.